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Originally Posted by Karl Mattson
I don't know of any foreign publications, but I'm afraid there are still a lot of Killebrew collectibles I've yet to unearth. 
While I've always been a Twins fan, my second favorite team during the late '60s and early '70s was the Orioles. Those teams had everything - power, speed, pitching, defense, good management, team leaders. I loved to watch and follow Don Buford (I was 5'9" 150 lbs. in high school and dreamed of being a pro ballplayer, so besides Killebrew my idols were small guys who "played big", like Buford, Cesar Tovar, Joe Morgan and Jimmy Wynn).
I also (casually) collect radio broadcasts of pre-1970 baseball games, and have about a half-dozen in which Killebrew connects. Killebrew had a reputation for hitting "no-doubters", and sure enough virtually all of the home run calls I have on audio basically go like this: "Holy crap! There it goes! It's WAAAAY out of here!" (Well, the announcers don't really say "crap", but they want to). Love it. |
Yeah; you gotta love Don Buford! Many never heard of him before, but as an O's fan he was key. Earl called him "the best leadoff man in the game"; I like it! Of course the other guys you mentioned were pretty decent as well, Ha!
Hmm... Never thought to collect radio broadcasts. Sounds like some good listening.
Love the Killebrew newspaper insert!